Chapter 1 of Harry Joscelyn is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Harry Joscelyn is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE HOUSE. “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss. It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time. It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.” “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
Chapter 1 of Harry Joscelyn is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading ““I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading ““Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.”
come to pass
From this reading “It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.””
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.”
ten 10s
From this reading ““I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.”
In this reading ““I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.”
the chief executive department of the United States government
In this reading “THE WHITE HOUSE.”
a small informal social gathering
In this reading “It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.””
In this reading “It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
later than; following
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
come to pass
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE WHITE HOUSE.
ten 10s
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
and nothing more
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
engage in
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
and nothing more
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
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From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE HOUSE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
at the time that
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE HOUSE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It is just as sure to happen when they get together as that night will come after day.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is only Harry quarrelling with father; I am sure you ought to be used to that by this time.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
a late time of life
From this reading “I never can be used to it if I should live a hundred years,” said the mother thus addressed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mother, I wish you would not make such a fuss.
Chapter 1 of Harry Joscelyn by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 1 holds 204 sentences of Harry Joscelyn, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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